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Bobbing up and down in a swimming pool, his head barely above the surface of the water, Jakob Ingebrigtsen is being forced to take things slowly. Very, very slowly. As he moves at a snail’s pace ...
Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, was convicted Monday of assaulting his daughter and handed a suspended prison sentence.
Jakob had alleged that he was abused both physically and mentally from 2008 until 2018. The prosecutor had requested a prison sentence of 2½ years. A total of Nkr400,000 (£29,800) in ...
Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of track and field star Jakob Ingebrigtsen and six other children, has been convicted of assaulting his daughter Ingrid but acquitted of other charges of abuse after ...
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, of Norway, stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's 1500 meters at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Sunday, March 23, 2025.
The 24-year-old Jakob won Olympic gold in the 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and the 5,000 at the Paris Games in 2024. He was world champion at the 5,000 in 2022 and '23.
Jakob, the 5,000m Olympic champion and one of the biggest stars in track and field, told the court that he had been a victim of domestic violence and said he had been punched and kicked by his father.
SANDNES, Norway (AP) — Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, was convicted Monday of assaulting his daughter and handed a suspended prison sentence.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father convicted of 1 count of minor assault, acquitted of other abuse charges Associated Press Published: June 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM Updated: June 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM ...
The Toronto Raptors are looking to keep center Jakob Poeltl amid some potential roster shakeeps. NBA insider's Marc Stein and Jake Fischer reported that the Raptors are not willing to move Poeltl ...